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A team of researchers, including members of PenCLAHRC, have
received £240,880 of funding from the NIHR Health Technology
Assessment programme (NIHR HTA) for a new project looking to
understand the efficacy, cost-effectiveness and current use of
cancer diagnostic tools to aid decision-making in primary care.

For many types of cancer, survival is lower in the UK than for
most European countries. Diagnostic tools that can predict the risk
of cancer in patients with symptoms have been developed and are
available for GPs to use in clinical practice. However, there are
no summaries of the evidence on whether using these tools
improves...

A PenCLAHRC supported study involving a systematic review of
research to see if, and how, physical activity and exercise could
help those with alcohol and substance use disorders has received
funding from the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB)
programme.

The research team, which includes partners from Plymouth
University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth
Hospitals NHS Trust, Bristol University, Southampton University,
King’s College London and Plymouth City Council, will analyse the
evidence from existing research, which in turn will lead to a
better understanding of if, and how, physical activity could be
used as a tool for prevention, reduction...

A national study supported by PenCLAHRC has received £1.8
million of funding from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment
programme (NIHR HTA). Researchers from Plymouth University
Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) will test the
effectiveness of new support to help smokers who want to reduce but
not quit.

According to statistics from ASH, around 10 million adults in
the UK smoke. Smoking prevalence has declined, yet the habit still
claims approximately 100,000 lives each year. ASH claims that
around two-thirds of current smokers want to reduce smoking but
apart from e-cigarettes little support is available to help them -
even...

PenCLAHRC’s operational research group, PenCHORD, has been
awarded funding to help them build links with international
research partners.

The funding will enable the team to invite overseas researchers
to visit and explore the possibilities for future projects and
publications. It will also be used to engage with research abroad
in similar research areas. The funding is provided by the
University of Exeter Medical School’s Internationalisation Fund and
is available until July 2016 and will be used to support
collaborative meetings.

PenCHORD Director, Professor Martin Pitt, and Associate Research
Fellow Dr Sebastian Rachuba, have well-established links to a
number of overseas researchers through...

A PenCLAHRC project has received funding from Public Health
England (PHE) to model the size of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual
(LGB) population in England.

PHE requires the information as it has repercussions for the
effectiveness of health care provision to the LGB community, and in
turn will contribute to fine tuning and improving that provision. A
critical requirement for assessing health outcomes by sexual
orientation is robust estimates of the size of the population in
different sexual orientation groups.

This new project, led by Dr Kerryn Husk, will carry out an
analysis of current work in this area. Using past expertise...

A team from PenCLAHRC and the University of Exeter, in
collaboration with clinicians from Great Ormond Street Hospital and
the Institute of Child Health at University College London, have
been awarded a grant of £285,000 to carry out a study which aims to
improve the understanding of the best ways to support children and
young people with long term physical health conditions. Many young
people experience feelings of depression and anxiety, as a result
of their physical condition, and display disruptive behaviour,
which in turn can cause problems for the treatment and management
of their condition.

A new research project will unite police and researchers to
increase evidence-based knowledge, skills and problem solving
approaches within policing.

A team from the University of Exeter, including PenCLAHRC's Dr
Iain Lang and Dr Mark Pearson, have secured nearly £250,000 from
the Police Knowledge Fund to foster stronger collaboration between
the police force and researchers, ensuring practices are rooted in
the best evidence of what is effective. The team will help police
find and use information to ensure the best outcomes for the police
and public are achieved.

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg said
of the project:

In the UK, it is estimated that more than 500,000 children under
the age of 18, suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD). Characterised by a lack of attention, hyperactivity and
impulsivity, ADHD can cause academic impairment, social dysfunction
and low self-esteem.

Professor Tamsin Ford has been awarded an NIHR grant of £800,000
to conduct research to help people suffering with ADHD transitition
from child services to adult services. The project plans to explore
the current options for young people with ADHD when they are too
old to stay within children’s services.

More than half a million pounds of new cutting-edge research
which aims to advance us towards a dementia cure and improve
dementia care has been awarded to the University of Exeter Medical
School by Alzheimer’s Society.

In the UK alone, more than 850,000 people live with dementia,
and the figure is expected to rise to more than 1 million by 2021
if no action is taken. Currently, dementia costs the UK economy
£26.3 billion each year, on top of the emotional burden on families
and carers.

Now, a series of awards from Alzheimer’s Society to health
researchers will help us to better...